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Page 60
... stood the great Rotunda , with at either side the tall Houses of the twenty - eight families . The original castle , constructed immediately after the re- turn of men to Earth , stood on the site now occupied by the plaza . The tenth ...
... stood the great Rotunda , with at either side the tall Houses of the twenty - eight families . The original castle , constructed immediately after the re- turn of men to Earth , stood on the site now occupied by the plaza . The tenth ...
Page 198
... stood looking up and down the esplanade . Hundreds of men and women sauntered along the docks , or stood on the decks of their houseboats , each wearing a mask chosen to express his mood , prestige and special attributes , and ...
... stood looking up and down the esplanade . Hundreds of men and women sauntered along the docks , or stood on the decks of their houseboats , each wearing a mask chosen to express his mood , prestige and special attributes , and ...
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... stood on the porch of the cabin , under a vivid green canopy of sunlit foliage . The air was soft and warm and smelled of moist vegetation . Duray stood listening . The mutter of the surf came to his ears and from a far distance a ...
... stood on the porch of the cabin , under a vivid green canopy of sunlit foliage . The air was soft and warm and smelled of moist vegetation . Duray stood listening . The mutter of the surf came to his ears and from a far distance a ...
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